PT-2025-18833 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

Published 2025-05-02 · Updated 2026-01-28 · CVE-2023-53069

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A memory leak issue has been identified in the Linux kernel, specifically in the octeontx2-vf component. The issue arises from a missing free percpu call for the allocated vf->hw.lmt info variable, similar to the pf->hw.lmt info variable in the drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2 pf.c file. This memory leak can be avoided by adding the necessary free percpu call.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Leak

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-05864

CVE-2023-53069

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Linux Kernel

Red Os

References · 20

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53069.json · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53069 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/813b590840771890c738ce6dbfd0c5938a1bafb9 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53069 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/840631bcf21f58c0a3f01378a54d79e9ce86b226 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f038f3917baf04835ba2b7bcf2a04ac93fbf8a9c · Patch
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53069 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-53069 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90874b76e5f82eaa3309714d72ff2cd8bb8d1b02 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53069 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53069 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-05864 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2023-53069 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53069 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1918379208687943932 · Twitter Post